Google has traditionally been horrible at sustaining confidentiality and secrecy round its Pixel units. It’s develop into a on condition that we’ll see prototype {hardware} a number of months forward of the corporate’s annual October {hardware} occasion. This has led Google to tease upcoming flagships nicely prematurely. However with the Pixel 7A, Pixel Fold, and Pixel Pill all taking heart stage ultimately week’s I/O keynote, we didn’t get an early glimpse of the Pixel 8 lineup.

It didn’t take a lot time for that to alter.

As famous by Android Police, the Pixel 8 Professional makes its unofficial debut in what seems to be a leaked inside Google video. The clip reveals somebody demonstrating a brand new physique temperature studying function.

The telephone’s design carefully matches early renders of the telephone, with all three cameras now enclosed in the identical glass oval inside the steel digital camera bar. And yep, that appears like a flat show. Lastly, am I proper?

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Within the demo, the individual holds the Pixel 8 Professional extraordinarily near their brow after which easily strikes it throughout to report an correct temperature studying. It seems to be as if a brand new sensor beneath the flash is used for this function. Glasses and different obstructions should be eliminated to make use of the thermometer.

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It’s fascinating to see Google pursuing any such performance on a Pixel; after toying with experimental options like radar on the Pixel 4, the corporate has been extra restrained with its final a number of flagships, specializing in digital camera upgrades, its in-house Tensor chip, and AI options.

The Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Professional are more likely to be introduced in October — maybe with a second-generation Pixel Watch — a number of months after Google ships its $1,800 foldable. They could look a bit boring by comparability, however you possibly can anticipate the corporate’s newest Tensor G3 silicon and much more software program methods.

Replace Might 18th, 1:12PM ET: The unique video has been faraway from YouTube attributable to a copyright declare from Google. So for those who wanted additional affirmation that these pictures are reputable, there you go.